Means for charging bottles or the like with liquids and applying stoppers or seals thereto.



No. 795,848. PATENTBD AUG. 1, 1905.

I R. G. NASH. MEANS FOR CHARGING BOTTLES OR THE LIKE WITH LIQUIDS AND APPLYING STOPPERS.OR SEALS THERETO.

APPLICATION-FILED 001'. 29, 1902.

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RICHARD GRAINGER NASH, OF LUCAN,'NEAR DUBLIN,

MEANS FOR CHARGING BOTTLES OR THE LIKE WITH LIQUIDS AND APPLYING STOPPERS 0R SEALS THERE TOL Specification of Letters Patent.

To aZZ whmn it may concern.-

Be it known that I, RICHARD GRAINGER NASH, a subject of the King of Great Britain and Ireland, residing at Finnstown House, Lucan, near Dublin, Ireland, have invented new and useful Improved Means for Charging Bottles or the Like with Liquids and Applying Stoppers or Seals Thereto, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to means for charging bottles or similar receptacleswith liquidssuch as aerated waters, beers, wines, milk, &c.-and the stoppering or sealing of such bottles or receptacles when 'so charged, my objects being to dispense with hand labor in accomplishing the various operations involved and to render the apparatus capable of employment with bottles or receptacles furnished with seals of various kinds, including those of the screw type.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate a machine constructed according to my invention, Figure 1 is a face View, and Fig. 2 a side view, of the machine. Fig. 3 is a View with the several parts on the front of the machine removed, showing the arrangement of driving mechanism and actuatingcams. Fig. 4 is an elevation, partly in section, corresponding with Fig. 3; and Fig. 5 is a horizontal section taken on the line as m in Fig. 3. Figs. 6, 7, and 8 are illustrations of certain modifications, the views being respectively'a face view of the upper part of the machine, side elevation corresponding with Fig. 6, and a plan of the syrup-tank and bottle-holder. Figs. 9, 10, and 11 are detail views, to enlarged scale, of the stopper-feeding device, while Figs. 12 and 13 are detail views of the charging and snifting valves- Apparatus constructed according to my invention and adapted for accomplishing the objects above referred to comprises a disk A, which is toothed circumferentially and driven by a spur-wheel a, keyed on a stud a, this stud having keyed thereon another spurwhcel a, in mesh with aSpur-wheel 0, on the driving-shaft B of the machine. The spurgearing is inclosed in a suitable casing 0. The disk A is mounted upon a stud (0*, secured to the frame C of the machine, and is furnished upon itsface with cam-surfaces or projections disposed in such a manner as to successively operate the various mechanisms pertaining to the several steps characterthat theslide is raised somewhat rapidly and then maintained in its raisedposition during the greater part of the revolu:

tion of the disk. Pivotally mounted charging-head E. .The connectioiiibetween the slide andthe charging-head is effected by. a recess in the former, which engages a, pm

carried between the arms y .y,..projecting the valve-spindle e and the other arm is operated by means of a 'distance'piece.e.,. which works over another cam-surface 6 .011. the disk A, a spring. 0 on; thevalve-spmdle" tending to maintain the valve closed. The;

cam-surface is of such alength as toinsure that thevalve shall be maintainedopen foral sufficient time to eflect the proper charging.

of the receptacle, the liquid flowingslowlyat.

first, owing to the incline 6 on File cam-sure.

face, whereby the syrup previouslyplacedin.

the/receptacle is covered beforethe full .flow,

of water takes place, foamingbeing thereby. prevented.

The charging snifting-valve F forthe purpose of releasing the pressure in the bottle in the usual. man-..

ner. The snifting -.valve is operated byabellcrank lever 'f and suitably-dis posed cam.-.

pieces f or projections on the disk A, ,thel

bell-crank lever f being adapted, by. means of the spring-pressed spindlef i, against which it presses, to operate the valvefF, thelatter.

being normally closed by a .springon its spindle f The device whereby the sealingorlstopper-l Patented Aug. 1, 1905.

Mounted in the frame C. is a slideD, to' which a vertical movement is impartedby. means of a cam-surface d on the face. ofthe. disk A engaging, a. roller d or itsequi-valent. on-the slide, thisv cam-surfacebeing of. suchaL in the bracketsa .2 on the frame of the .machine is, the charging: head E, theinlet-pipe e and the valve-spindle. 6 being made water-tight by means of packing-rings secured by nuts 2 .2 on theendsofI the charging-head. Afterv a bottle has been. charged the charging nozzle 6. is, removed from contact therewith, in order topermit of; the sealing device coming into operation, by means of theslide D turning on its pivotthe.

ing is effected is carried by the slideD and comprises a pair of jaws G or equivalent means for gripping and holding the screw-cap, stopper, or other sealing device, the jaws being carried in lugs formed on or carried by a Vertically-sliding spindle g, to which rotary motion is imparted by means of bevel-gearing g7 g driven from the shaft B. The jaws G may be maintained closed by a suitably-arranged spring The cap or other seal g is placed on a carrier g, pivotally mounted on a rod 9 in order to admit of the seal being moved up to the jaws G. The rod g is capable of an endwise movement in a suitable hearing on the frame of the machine and is provided with an inclined wing or tailpiece g". A flat portion of the. tailpiece g bears upon the face of the disk A until just before the stoppering device comes into operation aslot g formed concentrically in the said disk, arrives opposite the tailpiece, whereupon the latter is drawn, by means of a spring into the slot, the carrier g being thereby brought into a position in the same vertical plane as the stoppering device. In order to press the seal between the jaws G, a projection g alongside the slot comes into contact with a roller on an arm of the carrier, the latter being thereby turned on the rod The carrier is moved out of the plane of the jaws for the reception of another seal by the inclined portion of the tailpiece 9 being pressed out wardly by the end of the slot 9. The bottle or other receptacle is supported upon a vertically-movable'block H, whereof the stem it is arranged to bear against the periphery of a cam h, the latter being mounted upon a shaft if, to which an intermittent rocking motion is imparted by means of a weighted arm or lever k connected by a link it, with a bell-crank lever /t ,which is operated, preferably by a roller b, carried on the disk A. The bell-crank lever if has one arm it formed with a curve, the object being to first lower the block H by means of the roller h, throwing over the arm h for the insertion of the bottle, and then to impart a gentle upward movement to the block and bottle by means of the curve on the arm h in order to avoid the risk of breakage of the bottle upon its coming into contact with the charging-nozzle E. A guide k may be provided for maintaining the bottle in position while being charged and sealed.

Instead of a single support for the bottle I may provide the machine with a rotatable device K, adapted for the reception of two, three, or more bottles, the device being mounted upon a stem or spindle it, to which an in termittent rotary motion is imparted from the rocking shaft If by suitable means, such as bevel-gearing p p. The shaft is furnished with an arm m, adapted to engage the pendent arm Z of a collar m, carried by the said shaft, such pendent arm in turn engaging, by means of a pin m passing through the arm m, one of a series of studs or projections m on the bevel-wheel p, mounted on the said shaft 72 The cam h on the rocking shaft is arranged so as to successively operate the plungers q" pertaining to the respective blocks or sup ports H at the required times. Each block H may be carried by a spring-controlled arm it, arranged in such a manner that by means of a cam is on the stem 70 the blocks H are successively thrown out of their circular path for the purpose of actuating the charged bottle and replacing it by a bottle to be charged. In conjunction or not with this latter device I may employ means for supplying a measured quantity of syrup to the bottles. This may comprise a suitable tank N, mounted on the frame C of the machine and provided with the usual measuring appliancessuch as the cups a, pipe of, and funnel n a pipe 92 being led from the tank N to the bottle on the bottle block or support. A lever 75 on the measuring appliance is vibrated by means of levers or arms a M, which are operated at the required intervals of time by the disk A, the same roller which vibrates the lever k pertaining to the bottle-elevating mechanism serving to accomplish the syruping.

When employing seals other than screwcaps or stoppers, the placing and holding devices will require modification to suit the particular type of seal for which the apparatus is intended to be used.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a machine for charging and sealing bottles or the like, the combination, with avertically-movable slide supporting a sealing de- 1 vice. and a pivotally-mounted charging-nozzle engaged by said slide, of a rotating disk formed with a cam-surface, and a roller mounted on the slide and supported by the said cam-surface, the latter being so formed as to lower the slide and thereby move the charging-nozzle out of the path of the sealing device.

2. In a bottling-machine, the combination, with the charging nozzle, snifting valve mounted on said nozzle and support for the bottle to be charged, of a disk driven from the main shaft of the machine, cam-surfaces on the disk and bell-crank levers in connection with the charging-nozzle and snifting-valve respectively, substantially as herein described.

3. In bottle-seal-supplying mechanism, the combination, with a vertically-movable and rotatable sealing device, of a horizontally-pivoting carrier for the seal or stopper, a disk having slotted and raised cam-surfaces, a springpressed arm connecting the carrier with the disk, a roller, and an inclined wing or tailpiece mounted on the said carrier, arranged and operating substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

4. In a bottling-machine, a rotatable device for the reception of several bottles to be charged, comprising a rotatable spindle where- In testimony whereof I have signed my name on are mounted the bottle-supports, the said to this specification in the presence of two subsupports traversing the periphery of a cam scribing witnesses whereby each support is thrown out of its cir- RICHARD GRAINGER NASH. cular path for the release of the bottles when Witnesses: charged, and the means for rotating the said RUFUS WATERMAN,

spindle, substantially as herein described. ARTHUR Donn PIATT. 

